UNITED Auctions had a total clearance on Saturday April 8 at their Islay sale of store cattle when they had a catalogued entry of 723 head.
Bullocks rose £40.48 per head or 21.6 pence per kilo on the year whilst heifers recorded a rise of £47.43 per head or 19.9 pence per kilo. Bullocks levelled out at £872.53 per head or 241.83 pence per kilo whilst heifers sold to average £787.59 per head or 231.75 per kilo.
Mr Carmichael, Coillabus led the top priced bullocks per head at £1,330 for Limousin crosses whilst the Lossit consignment led the kilo prices in this section at 285 pence.